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    Found 102 reviews

    3.6
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    56%
    Recommend to a Friend
    76%
    Approve of CEO
    General Motors (GM) CEO Mary Barra
    Mary Barra
    41 Ratings
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    • "Work/Life balance issues requiring consistent 50-60 hour weeks to meet the demands of the job" (in 131 reviews)

    • "Be prepared for the possibility of regularly working long hours as well as some stress to keep your head above water" (in 104 reviews)

    More Pros and Cons

    1. "Great company"

      StarStarStarStarStar
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      • Culture & Values
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      • Compensation and Benefits
      • Senior Management
      Current Employee - Controls Engineer in Markham, ON
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at General Motors (GM) full-time for more than a year

      Pros

      Great financial package and cool work. Innovation hub for GM

      Cons

      some processes are slow because of the size of the company

      General Motors (GM)2019-05-30

      General Motors (GM) Response

      June 12, 2019 – Talent Social Lead

      We're glad that you are enjoying your time at GM! Thanks for sharing your feedback.

    2. Helpful (1)

      "A very progressive environemnt but career limiting"

      StarStarStarStarStar
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      Former Employee - Software Engineer in Markham, ON
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I worked at General Motors (GM) full-time for more than a year

      Pros

      Very flexible work environment Great Pay Decent Benefits New furniture and fancy meeting rooms

      Cons

      As a large corporation, very difficult to instill positive change - easy to burn off motivational factors especially when you're pidgin-holed into a particular task. Forced to do a DFSS project in the 1st and 2nd year which is framed at driving innovation, but is more so just a check-mark with no real value-added benefit especially when you can piggy back on someone else's project like a high school project team member...

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      Advice to Management

      Create an innovation team like they do in Warren, Mi and get people working full time on the latest and greatest - fund it by selling off that unused Herman Miller furniture collecting dust. Also stop playing GM commercials on the cafe screens, if #buyGM or #iMindlesslyDrinkTheGMCoolaid was a thing, you wouldn't see all the new Mazda/Subaru owners in the parking lot.

      General Motors (GM)2019-07-15

      General Motors (GM) Response

      July 17, 2019 – Talent Social Lead

      Thank you for taking the time to share your feedback with us.

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    3. "1 - Year Review"

      StarStarStarStarStar
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      • Senior Management
      Current Employee - Software Developer in Markham, ON
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at General Motors (GM) full-time for more than a year

      Pros

      The place has beautiful interior designs. Bright and doesn't feel like a prison. The open concept seating makes it easier to talk with everyone. Lots of clubs and social activities to take part in. No micromanagement from the managers. Amazing work life balance. Pool/foozball tables to chill out with your pals

      Cons

      Infotainment needs more diversity. There's a lot of people speaking mandarin and if you don't speak Chinese you feel left out.

      Advice to Management

      Have 1 on 1's with your team at least once a month and work together on the career goals.

      General Motors (GM)2019-06-21

      General Motors (GM) Response

      July 17, 2019 – Talent Social Lead

      We're so glad that you're enjoying your time with us! Thank you for the feedback.

    4. Helpful (3)

      "Weak Sr Leadership"

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      Current Employee - Controls Engineer in Oshawa, ON
      Doesn't Recommend
      Neutral Outlook
      Disapproves of CEO

      I have been working at General Motors (GM) full-time for more than 3 years

      Pros

      New Office Growing Software Team

      Cons

      Old School Management Useless managers managing managers managing employees Auto Industry is slowing down Butt Kissing Required to get promoted

      Advice to Management

      Its 2019. the industry is changing. Remove the red tape. Trust your employees, get rid of Sr Managers and useless Directors and encourage more collaboration and new Innovations.

      General Motors (GM)2019-06-23

      General Motors (GM) Response

      July 17, 2019 – Talent Social Lead

      Thank you for taking the time to share your feedback with us.

    5. "Senior Oracle Developer"

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      Former Employee - Senior Developer in Oshawa, ON
      Doesn't Recommend
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I worked at General Motors (GM) full-time for more than 5 years

      Pros

      Focused on innovation and collaboration. Salary and Benefits are competitive.

      Cons

      The company is youth focused and therefore experienced folks are valued less. Teams put innovation over customer needs with the result being unsatisfied plant and central employees.

      General Motors (GM)2019-06-25

      General Motors (GM) Response

      July 17, 2019 – Talent Social Lead

      Thank you for taking the time to share your thoughts with us!

    6. "Good work-life balance"

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      Former Employee - Information Analyst in Oshawa, ON
      Doesn't Recommend
      Negative Outlook
      Disapproves of CEO

      I worked at General Motors (GM) full-time for more than 5 years

      Pros

      Decent benefits and pay. Also they allow a good work-life balance.

      Cons

      The management of projects focusing on OTD, regardless of software quality. This causes issues supporting delivered applications.

      General Motors (GM)2019-05-31

      General Motors (GM) Response

      June 12, 2019 – Talent Social Lead

      Thank you for taking the time to share your feedback with us. We take all of our reviews seriously.

    7. "Monotonous"

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      Current Employee - Assembly Line Worker in Oshawa, ON
      Doesn't Recommend
      Neutral Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at General Motors (GM) full-time for more than a year

      Pros

      Good money for right now.

      Cons

      They end contracts whenever it suits them.

      Advice to Management

      Think ahead more.

      General Motors (GM)2019-06-25

      General Motors (GM) Response

      July 17, 2019 – Talent Social Lead

      Thank you for taking the time to share your thoughts with us.

    8. "Not well managed for its people"

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      Former Employee - Senior Data Analyst in Oshawa, ON
      Doesn't Recommend
      Neutral Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I worked at General Motors (GM)

      Pros

      The location was to home

      Cons

      Managers manage by trying to stay off metrics reports rather than doing what is in the company's best interest.

      General Motors (GM)2019-04-26

      General Motors (GM) Response

      May 7, 2019 – Talent Social Lead

      Thank you for taking the time to share your feedback with us. We take our reviews seriously.

    9. "Business Analyst"

      StarStarStarStarStar
      Former Employee - Business Analyst in Oshawa, ON
      Doesn't Recommend
      No opinion of CEO

      I worked at General Motors (GM) full-time for more than 10 years

      Pros

      Good wages and benefits Working close to home.

      Cons

      Mass layoff due to restructuring.

      Advice to Management

      Review your employees before arbitrarily laying everyone off.

      General Motors (GM)2019-04-23

      General Motors (GM) Response

      April 24, 2019 – Talent Social Lead

      Thank you for taking the time to leave a review and for sharing your feedback with us.

    10. Helpful (1)

      "Controls Systems Engineer"

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      Former Employee - Control Systems Engineer in Markham, ON
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I worked at General Motors (GM) full-time for more than a year

      Pros

      Amazing corporate environment in Canada. The team is young, smart, and talented. Work life balance is promoted well and unless a big deadline nears, hours are relatively flexible.

      Cons

      Traditional company and hard to make big changes. There’s a lot going on and you need extensive buy in to make big changes. Rat race to obtain management positions is slowly negatively impacting the corporate culture.

      General Motors (GM)2019-04-06

      General Motors (GM) Response

      April 10, 2019 – Talent Social Lead

      Thank you for your feedback! We are glad that you enjoyed your time at GM and appreciate your contributions.

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